The Siege of Kut-Al-Amara

Informationen zum Autor Nikolas Gardner is Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the War Studies program at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. Klappentext A significant event in the British campaign in Mesopotamia, the Siege of Kut-al-Amara offers important insights into Britain's imperial army and its role in the Middle East during World War I. Zusammenfassung Kut-al-Amara was the site of one of the longest siege ever endured by British forces. On December 3, 1915, the 6th Indian Division under Charles Townshend sought refuge from pursuing Turkish forces inside the walled town. This book offers important insights into Britain's imperial army and its role in the Middle East during World War I. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Charles Townshend and His Army: 6 Indian Division in the Fall of 1915 2. Townshend's Advance on Baghdad: September-November 1915 3. Retreat from Ctesiphon: 25 November-7 December 4. Outset of the Siege: December 1915 5. Operations of the Relief Force, January 1916 6. Deprivation and Defeat: February-March 1916 7. Innovation, Starvation and Surrender, April 1916 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Autorentext
Nikolas Gardner

Klappentext
A significant event in the British campaign in Mesopotamia, the Siege of Kut-al-Amara offers important insights into Britain's imperial army and its role in the Middle East during World War I.

Zusammenfassung
Kut-al-Amara was the site of one of the longest siege ever endured by British forces. On December 3, 1915, the 6th Indian Division under Charles Townshend sought refuge from pursuing Turkish forces inside the walled town. This book offers important insights into Britain's imperial army and its role in the Middle East during World War I.

Inhalt
Preface
1. Charles Townshend and His Army: 6 Indian Division in the Fall of 1915
2. Townshend's Advance on Baghdad: September-November 1915
3. Retreat from Ctesiphon: 25 November-7 December
4. Outset of the Siege: December 1915
5. Operations of the Relief Force, January 1916
6. Deprivation and Defeat: February-March 1916
7. Innovation, Starvation and Surrender, April 1916
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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